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The President
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Adjournment
Gayle TIERNEY
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Members statements
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International Mother Language Day
Enver ERDOGAN
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Camping regulation
Melina BATH
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Cannabis law reform
Rachel PAYNE
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Women in agriculture
Gayle TIERNEY
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Moriac Community Network
Gayle TIERNEY
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Jessie Harman AM
Joe McCRACKEN
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Interest rates
Aiv PUGLIELLI
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More Trees for a Cooler, Greener West
Ingrid STITT
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Breast screening
Renee HEATH
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Freedom of speech
David LIMBRICK
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Goldstone Gallery
Ryan BATCHELOR
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Prison management
Gaelle BROAD
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Mornington Special Developmental School
Tom McINTOSH
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Community safety
Nick McGOWAN
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Mahant Swami Maharaj
Lee TARLAMIS
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Cost of living
Michael GALEA
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Russia–Ukraine war
Michael GALEA
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Lee TARLAMIS
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals) Bill 2024
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Second reading
Evan MULHOLLAND
John BERGER
Gaelle BROAD
Jacinta ERMACORA
Sonja TERPSTRA
David LIMBRICK
Ryan BATCHELOR
Jeff BOURMAN
Michael GALEA
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Public sector review
David DAVIS
Jaclyn SYMES
David DAVIS
Jaclyn SYMES
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North Melbourne Language and Learning
Anasina GRAY-BARBERIO
Harriet SHING
Anasina GRAY-BARBERIO
Harriet SHING
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Ministers statements: housing
Harriet SHING
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Multicultural communities
Evan MULHOLLAND
Ingrid STITT
Evan MULHOLLAND
Ingrid STITT
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Animal welfare
Georgie PURCELL
Gayle TIERNEY
Georgie PURCELL
Gayle TIERNEY
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Ministers statements: Australasian Youth Justice Acknowledgement Day Awards
Enver ERDOGAN
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Infrastructure projects
Georgie CROZIER
Jaclyn SYMES
Georgie CROZIER
Jaclyn SYMES
Georgie CROZIER
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Foreign purchaser restrictions
David LIMBRICK
Jaclyn SYMES
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Ministers statements: Ballarat community
Ingrid STITT
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Veterans housing
Melina BATH
Harriet SHING
Melina BATH
Harriet SHING
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Fishing industry
Jeff BOURMAN
Gayle TIERNEY
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Gayle TIERNEY
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The President
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Northern Metropolitan Region
Evan MULHOLLAND
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Western Victoria Region
Sarah MANSFIELD
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Ann-Marie HERMANS
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Georgie PURCELL
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Nick McGOWAN
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Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL
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Gaelle BROAD
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Aiv PUGLIELLI
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Richard WELCH
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Melina BATH
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Joe McCRACKEN
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Trung LUU
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Bev McARTHUR
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Wendy LOVELL
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David DAVIS
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Bills
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals) Bill 2024
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Second reading
Michael GALEA
Rachel PAYNE
Tom McINTOSH
Enver ERDOGAN
Division
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Committee
Evan MULHOLLAND
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Evan MULHOLLAND
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Enver ERDOGAN
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Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024
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David DAVIS
Jacinta ERMACORA
Wendy LOVELL
Ryan BATCHELOR
Ann-Marie HERMANS
Michael GALEA
Trung LUU
Renee HEATH
Lee TARLAMIS
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Housing
John BERGER
Evan MULHOLLAND
Lee TARLAMIS
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Bills
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Energy and Land Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2025
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Introduction and first reading
The ACTING PRESIDENT
Enver ERDOGAN
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Statement of compatibility
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Second reading
Enver ERDOGAN
Evan MULHOLLAND
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024
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Introduction and first reading
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Enver ERDOGAN
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Enver ERDOGAN
Evan MULHOLLAND
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Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2025
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Introduction and first reading
The ACTING PRESIDENT
Gayle TIERNEY
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Gayle TIERNEY
Evan MULHOLLAND
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Remembrance Parks Central Victoria
Wendy LOVELL
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Animal shelters
Georgie PURCELL
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Country Fire Authority Werribee brigades
Sheena WATT
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Kindergarten funding
Ann-Marie HERMANS
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Duck hunting
Katherine COPSEY
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Renee HEATH
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Social housing
Anasina GRAY-BARBERIO
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Suburban Rail Loop
Richard WELCH
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Arts Wellbeing Collective
Aiv PUGLIELLI
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Angliss Hospital
Georgie CROZIER
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Ballarat-Carngham Road
Joe McCRACKEN
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Assyrian Church of the East
Evan MULHOLLAND
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Rural and regional roads
Gaelle BROAD
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Land tax
Nick McGOWAN
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Short-stay accommodation
Trung LUU
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David DAVIS
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Bushfire preparedness
Bev McARTHUR
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Wilsons Promontory National Park
Melina BATH
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Gayle TIERNEY
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David DAVIS
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The President
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Gayle TIERNEY
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Members statements
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International Mother Language Day
Enver ERDOGAN
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Camping regulation
Melina BATH
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Cannabis law reform
Rachel PAYNE
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Women in agriculture
Gayle TIERNEY
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Moriac Community Network
Gayle TIERNEY
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Jessie Harman AM
Joe McCRACKEN
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Interest rates
Aiv PUGLIELLI
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More Trees for a Cooler, Greener West
Ingrid STITT
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Breast screening
Renee HEATH
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Freedom of speech
David LIMBRICK
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Goldstone Gallery
Ryan BATCHELOR
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Prison management
Gaelle BROAD
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Mornington Special Developmental School
Tom McINTOSH
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Community safety
Nick McGOWAN
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Mahant Swami Maharaj
Lee TARLAMIS
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Cost of living
Michael GALEA
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Russia–Ukraine war
Michael GALEA
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Lee TARLAMIS
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals) Bill 2024
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Second reading
Evan MULHOLLAND
John BERGER
Gaelle BROAD
Jacinta ERMACORA
Sonja TERPSTRA
David LIMBRICK
Ryan BATCHELOR
Jeff BOURMAN
Michael GALEA
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Public sector review
David DAVIS
Jaclyn SYMES
David DAVIS
Jaclyn SYMES
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North Melbourne Language and Learning
Anasina GRAY-BARBERIO
Harriet SHING
Anasina GRAY-BARBERIO
Harriet SHING
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Ministers statements: housing
Harriet SHING
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Multicultural communities
Evan MULHOLLAND
Ingrid STITT
Evan MULHOLLAND
Ingrid STITT
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Animal welfare
Georgie PURCELL
Gayle TIERNEY
Georgie PURCELL
Gayle TIERNEY
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Ministers statements: Australasian Youth Justice Acknowledgement Day Awards
Enver ERDOGAN
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Infrastructure projects
Georgie CROZIER
Jaclyn SYMES
Georgie CROZIER
Jaclyn SYMES
Georgie CROZIER
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Foreign purchaser restrictions
David LIMBRICK
Jaclyn SYMES
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Ministers statements: Ballarat community
Ingrid STITT
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Veterans housing
Melina BATH
Harriet SHING
Melina BATH
Harriet SHING
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Jeff BOURMAN
Gayle TIERNEY
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Gayle TIERNEY
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The President
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Evan MULHOLLAND
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Sarah MANSFIELD
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Ann-Marie HERMANS
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Northern Victoria Region
Georgie PURCELL
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Nick McGOWAN
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Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL
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Gaelle BROAD
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Aiv PUGLIELLI
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Richard WELCH
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Melina BATH
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Joe McCRACKEN
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Western Metropolitan Region
Trung LUU
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Western Victoria Region
Bev McARTHUR
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Northern Victoria Region
Wendy LOVELL
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David DAVIS
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Bills
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals) Bill 2024
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Second reading
Michael GALEA
Rachel PAYNE
Tom McINTOSH
Enver ERDOGAN
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Evan MULHOLLAND
Enver ERDOGAN
Evan MULHOLLAND
Enver ERDOGAN
Enver ERDOGAN
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Enver ERDOGAN
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Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024
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David DAVIS
Jacinta ERMACORA
Wendy LOVELL
Ryan BATCHELOR
Ann-Marie HERMANS
Michael GALEA
Trung LUU
Renee HEATH
Lee TARLAMIS
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John BERGER
Evan MULHOLLAND
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Energy and Land Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2025
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Enver ERDOGAN
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Evan MULHOLLAND
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Gayle TIERNEY
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Remembrance Parks Central Victoria
Wendy LOVELL
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Animal shelters
Georgie PURCELL
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Country Fire Authority Werribee brigades
Sheena WATT
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Kindergarten funding
Ann-Marie HERMANS
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Duck hunting
Katherine COPSEY
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Renee HEATH
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Social housing
Anasina GRAY-BARBERIO
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Suburban Rail Loop
Richard WELCH
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Arts Wellbeing Collective
Aiv PUGLIELLI
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Angliss Hospital
Georgie CROZIER
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Joe McCRACKEN
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Assyrian Church of the East
Evan MULHOLLAND
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Gaelle BROAD
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Land tax
Nick McGOWAN
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Short-stay accommodation
Trung LUU
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David DAVIS
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Bushfire preparedness
Bev McARTHUR
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Wilsons Promontory National Park
Melina BATH
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Gayle TIERNEY
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